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Chris Troutner f12e5b38db Add architect startup cheat-sheet
Capture tool locations, the --mutate-all differential gotcha, the
gherkin-mutator invocation, and the refactorer-forward no-op pattern to
speed up the next session's startup.

By architect.
2026-08-28 09:25:01 -07:00

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Architect Startup Cheat-Sheet

Fast-start notes for the architect role in this monorepo. Captured from the topic-feed session (2026-08-28) to make the next session's startup faster.

Tool locations (already installed — do not reinstall or re-verify)

  • Language mutation/CRAP/DRY (JavaScript): psf-memo-client/node_modules/.bin/
    • mutate4javascript, crap4javascript, dry4javascript
  • APS Babashka tools: tmp/aps-spec/ (run via bb <task> from that dir)
    • gherkin-parser, gherkin-mutator, gherkin-ir-dry-checker
  • Runner adapters (for gherkin-mutator):
    • DB: psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/runner-worker.js
    • Client: psf-memo-client/acceptance/lib/runner-worker.js

Language mutation — the --mutate-all gotcha (IMPORTANT)

mutate4javascript runs in differential mode when a manifest is embedded in the source file: it only re-runs mutations in functions whose hash changed since the last run. If you add tests to kill survivors but the SOURCE is unchanged, a plain re-run reports Killed: 0, Survived: 0, Uncovered: 0 and silently skips the survivors.

Always pass --mutate-all when re-running mutation on a file that already has a manifest (especially right after adding hardening tests). New files (no manifest) run fully on the first pass.

Canonical invocation (run from the component dir so npm test works):

node ../psf-memo-client/node_modules/mutate4javascript/bin/mutate4javascript.js \
  src/<file>.js --max-workers 8 --mutate-all

Gherkin soft mutation — canonical invocation

Run from tmp/aps-spec/. Use --json and redirect stderr to /dev/null for a clean parseable report (worker logs go to stderr; the report goes to stdout).

bb gherkin-mutator \
  --runner-worker "node <component>/acceptance/lib/runner-worker.js" \
  --feature <component>/specs/<feature>.feature \
  --work-dir <component>/tmp/acc-mut-<name> \
  --level soft --workers 8 --status-interval 30s --json \
  2>/dev/null > /tmp/report.json

Parse survivors with a small python one-liner over d['results'] (filter Status == 'survived').

Long runs

  • Mutation and gherkin-mutator runs take 60-180s each. Use --max-workers 8 / --workers 8 and --status-interval so progress is visible.
  • Run verification sequentially (never concurrent with acceptance generation).

Refactorer forwards your own review commit back

After you send a priority: 00 review commit to coder+refactorer, the refactorer merges and forwards that SAME commit back to you. It is a no-op ("Already up to date"). Recognize it immediately and just run done_with_current.sh — do not re-process or re-verify.

Startup smoke test (fast, ~seconds)

psf-memo-client/node_modules/.bin/mutate4javascript 2>&1 | head -1   # usage
psf-memo-client/node_modules/.bin/dry4javascript 2>&1 | head -1      # runs
cd tmp/aps-spec && bb gherkin-parser --help                          # usage